diff --git a/dataline-config-persistence/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/persistence/ConfigPersistenceImpl.java b/dataline-config-persistence/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/persistence/ConfigPersistenceImpl.java
index c4b80f2b4ed02..314b92bed4af7 100644
--- a/dataline-config-persistence/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/persistence/ConfigPersistenceImpl.java
+++ b/dataline-config-persistence/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/persistence/ConfigPersistenceImpl.java
@@ -114,24 +114,32 @@ private String getFilename(String id) {
   private ConfigSchema standardConfigTypeToConfigSchema(
       PersistenceConfigType persistenceConfigType) {
     switch (persistenceConfigType) {
-      case SOURCE_CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION:
-        return ConfigSchema.SOURCE_CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION;
+      case STANDARD_WORKSPACE:
+        return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_WORKSPACE;
+      case STANDARD_SOURCE:
+        return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_SOURCE;
+      case SOURCE_CONNECTION_SPECIFICATION:
+        return ConfigSchema.SOURCE_CONNECTION_SPECIFICATION;
+      case SOURCE_CONNECTION_IMPLEMENTATION:
+        return ConfigSchema.SOURCE_CONNECTION_IMPLEMENTATION;
+      case STANDARD_DESTINATION:
+        return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_DESTINATION;
+      case DESTINATION_CONNECTION_SPECIFICATION:
+        return ConfigSchema.DESTINATION_CONNECTION_SPECIFICATION;
+      case DESTINATION_CONNECTION_IMPLEMENTATION:
+        return ConfigSchema.DESTINATION_CONNECTION_IMPLEMENTATION;
       case STANDARD_CONNECTION_STATUS:
         return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_CONNECTION_STATUS;
       case STANDARD_DISCOVERY_OUTPUT:
         return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_DISCOVERY_OUTPUT;
-      case DESTINATION_CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION:
-        return ConfigSchema.DESTINATION_CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION;
-      case STANDARD_SYNC_CONFIGURATION:
-        return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_SYNC_CONFIGURATION;
+      case STANDARD_SYNC:
+        return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_SYNC;
       case STANDARD_SYNC_SUMMARY:
         return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_SYNC_SUMMARY;
-      case STANDARD_SYNC_STATE:
-        return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_SYNC_STATE;
-      case STATE:
-        return ConfigSchema.STATE;
       case STANDARD_SYNC_SCHEDULE:
         return ConfigSchema.STANDARD_SYNC_SCHEDULE;
+      case STATE:
+        return ConfigSchema.STATE;
       default:
         throw new RuntimeException(
             String.format(
diff --git a/dataline-config-persistence/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/persistence/PersistenceConfigType.java b/dataline-config-persistence/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/persistence/PersistenceConfigType.java
index 16034f9f0e6d0..d08a3184a7b81 100644
--- a/dataline-config-persistence/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/persistence/PersistenceConfigType.java
+++ b/dataline-config-persistence/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/persistence/PersistenceConfigType.java
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 package io.dataline.config.persistence;
 
 public enum PersistenceConfigType {
-  SOURCE_CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION,
+  // workspace
+  STANDARD_WORKSPACE,
+
+  // source
+  STANDARD_SOURCE,
+  SOURCE_CONNECTION_SPECIFICATION,
+  SOURCE_CONNECTION_IMPLEMENTATION,
+
+  // destination
+  STANDARD_DESTINATION,
+  DESTINATION_CONNECTION_SPECIFICATION,
+  DESTINATION_CONNECTION_IMPLEMENTATION,
+
+  // test connection
   STANDARD_CONNECTION_STATUS,
+
+  // discover schema
   STANDARD_DISCOVERY_OUTPUT,
-  DESTINATION_CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION,
-  STANDARD_SYNC_CONFIGURATION,
+
+  // sync
+  STANDARD_SYNC,
   STANDARD_SYNC_SUMMARY,
-  STANDARD_SYNC_STATE,
+  STANDARD_SYNC_SCHEDULE,
   STATE,
-  STANDARD_SYNC_SCHEDULE
 }
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/ConfigSchema.java b/dataline-config/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/ConfigSchema.java
index a786703bf7253..a50ae7fc9d859 100644
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/ConfigSchema.java
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/java/io/dataline/config/ConfigSchema.java
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 package io.dataline.config;
 
 public enum ConfigSchema {
-  SOURCE_CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION("SourceConnectionConfiguration.json"),
+  // workspace
+  STANDARD_WORKSPACE("StandardWorkspace.json"),
+
+  // source
+  STANDARD_SOURCE("StandardSource.json"),
+  SOURCE_CONNECTION_SPECIFICATION("SourceConnectionSpecification.json"),
+  SOURCE_CONNECTION_IMPLEMENTATION("SourceConnectionImplementation.json"),
+
+  // destination
+  STANDARD_DESTINATION("StandardDestination.json"),
+  DESTINATION_CONNECTION_SPECIFICATION("DestinationConnectionSpecification.json"),
+  DESTINATION_CONNECTION_IMPLEMENTATION("DestinationConnectionImplementation.json"),
+
+  // test connection
   STANDARD_CONNECTION_STATUS("StandardConnectionStatus.json"),
+
+  // discover schema
   STANDARD_DISCOVERY_OUTPUT("StandardDiscoveryOutput.json"),
-  DESTINATION_CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION("DestinationConnectionConfiguration.json"),
-  STANDARD_SYNC_CONFIGURATION("StandardSyncConfiguration.json"),
+
+  // sync
+  STANDARD_SYNC("StandardSync.json"),
   STANDARD_SYNC_SUMMARY("StandardSyncSummary.json"),
-  STANDARD_SYNC_STATE("StandardSyncState.json"),
   STANDARD_SYNC_SCHEDULE("StandardSyncSchedule.json"),
   STATE("State.json");
 
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionConfiguration.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionConfiguration.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f130732331cbe..0000000000000
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionConfiguration.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "DestinationConnectionConfiguration",
-  "title": "DestinationConnectionConfiguration",
-  "description": "information required for connection to a destination.",
-  "type": "object",
-  "required": ["destinationSpecificationId", "configuration"],
-  "additionalProperties": false,
-  "properties": {
-    "destinationSpecificationId": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "format": "uuid"
-    },
-    "configuration": {
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionImplementation.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionImplementation.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8b511cef501c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionImplementation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionImplementation.json",
+  "title": "DestinationConnectionImplementation",
+  "description": "information required for connection to a destination.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["destinationSpecificationId", "destinationImplementationId", "configuration"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "destinationSpecificationId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "destinationImplementationId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "configuration": {
+      "description": "type any. information here varies by integration. this data is validated against a specification"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionSpecification.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionSpecification.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..daa5ab86a26ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationConnectionSpecification.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/DestinationSpecification.json",
+  "title": "DestinationConnectionSpecification",
+  "description": "specification for how to configure a connection to a destination",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["destinationId", "destinationSpecificationId", "specification"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "destinationId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "destinationSpecificationId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "specification": {
+      "description": "type any. information here varies by integration"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionConfiguration.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionConfiguration.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f3e29097cb0b..0000000000000
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionConfiguration.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "SourceConnectionConfiguration",
-  "title": "SourceConnectionConfiguration",
-  "description": "information required for connection to a destination.",  "type": "object",
-  "required": ["sourceSpecificationId", "configuration"],
-  "additionalProperties": false,
-  "properties": {
-    "sourceSpecificationId": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "format": "uuid"
-    },
-    "configuration": {
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionImplementation.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionImplementation.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..40786974e519c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionImplementation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionConfiguration.json",
+  "title": "SourceConnectionConfiguration",
+  "description": "information required for connection to a destination.",  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["sourceSpecificationId", "sourceImplementationId", "configuration"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "sourceSpecificationId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "sourceImplementationId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "configuration": {
+      "description": "type any. information here varies by integration. this data is validated against a specification"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionSpecification.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionSpecification.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5f7a194481c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceConnectionSpecification.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/SourceSpecification.json",
+  "title": "SourceConnectionSpecification",
+  "description": "specification for how to configure a connection to a source",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["sourceId", "sourceSpecificationId", "specification"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "sourceId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "sourceSpecificationId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "specification": {
+      "description": "type any. information here varies by integration"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardConnectionStatus.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardConnectionStatus.json
index 901c0946488ca..7c48fb9276779 100644
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardConnectionStatus.json
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardConnectionStatus.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "StandardConnectionStatus",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardConnectionStatus.json",
   "title": "StandardConnectionStatus",
   "description": "describes the result of a 'test connection' action.",
   "type": "object",
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDataSchema.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDataSchema.json
index e46842e3a19fc..d56e87d181868 100644
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDataSchema.json
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDataSchema.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "StandardDataSchema",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDataSchema.json",
   "title": "StandardDataSchema",
   "type": "object",
   "definitions": {
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDestination.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDestination.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..76d4669890f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDestination.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/Destination.json",
+  "title": "Source",
+  "description": "describes a destination",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": [
+    "destinationId",
+    "name"
+  ],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "destinationId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDiscoveryOutput.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDiscoveryOutput.json
index 98928a4327774..c1fc531673a72 100644
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDiscoveryOutput.json
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDiscoveryOutput.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "StandardDiscoveryOutput",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardDiscoveryOutput.json",
   "title": "StandardDiscoveryOutput",
   "description": "describes the standard output for any discovery run.",
   "type": "object",
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSource.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSource.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8b67ade27e900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSource.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/Source.json",
+  "title": "Source",
+  "description": "describes a source",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": [
+    "sourceId",
+    "name"
+  ],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "sourceId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncConfiguration.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSync.json
similarity index 75%
rename from dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncConfiguration.json
rename to dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSync.json
index 8360fddfdae7d..521a7af2834e7 100644
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncConfiguration.json
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSync.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "StandardSyncConfiguration",
-  "title": "StandardSyncConfiguration",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncConfiguration.json",
+  "title": "StandardSync",
   "description": "configuration required for sync for ALL taps",
   "type": "object",
   "required": ["syncMode", "schema"],
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSchedule.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSchedule.json
index d65236aa6588f..327dcd1a41b29 100644
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSchedule.json
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSchedule.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "https://dataline.io/docs/models/StandardScheduleConfiguration.json",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardScheduleConfiguration.json",
   "title": "StandardScheduleConfiguration",
   "type": "object",
   "required": ["timeUnit", "units"],
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSummary.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSummary.json
index 7d8438d4a19e8..bbad91fbea1e9 100644
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSummary.json
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSummary.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "StandardSyncSummary",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardSyncSummary.json",
   "title": "StandardSyncSummary",
   "description": "standard information output by ALL taps for a sync step (our version of state.json)",
   "type": "object",
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardWorkspace.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardWorkspace.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7185c2b2cde7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardWorkspace.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/StandardWorkspaceConfiguration.json",
+  "title": "StandardWorkspace",
+  "description": "workspace configuration",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["workspaceId", "name", "slug", "initialSetupComplete"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "workspaceId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "slug": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "email": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "email"
+    },
+    "initialSetupComplete": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "anonymousDataCollection": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "news": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "securityUpdates": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/State.json b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/State.json
index 9e90d59d98862..d5c17b94ef35e 100644
--- a/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/State.json
+++ b/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/State.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "$id": "DestinationConnectionConfiguration",
-  "title": "DestinationConnectionConfiguration",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/datalineio/dataline/blob/master/dataline-config/src/main/resources/json/State.json",
+  "title": "State",
   "description": "information output by the connection.",
   "type": "object",
   "required": ["connectionId", "state"],
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       "format": "uuid"
     },
     "state": {
+      "description": "type any. information here varies by integration"
     }
   }
 }